Sonora News

Obama's nomination a proud moment for U.S. This week has produced a litany of reports from Colorado on the Democratic National Convention, which I have caught wind of through my radio, which is permanently ...

Nine people are vying for seats on Hodgenville City Council. All six incumbents, Otis Smith, Wally Sparks, Eudell Stearman, Jim Phelps, Rita Williams and Kenny Devore, filed for office with the LaRue County ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. A state agency is looking for new sites to place informational history markers that would join the nearly 2,000 already spread around the state.

“We have some outstanding talent coming to the Performing Arts Center for this year's three concerts”

The News-Enterprise Now in its third year, the Musical Concert Series presented by Glen Rice will return to the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center at John Hardin High School stage this season with a ... via News Enterprise Online

“More times than not, they did not know they weren't going to have a say in this”

A new Hardin County group is working to put expanding gaming on the November ballot. via News Enterprise Online

Schools, Justice Center close early By The News-Enterprise Inclement weather moving into Hardin County has sent county and city students home early and will close the Justice Center at noon. via News Enterprise Online

“Most people are looking at it as company's coming”

IF YOU GO LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE: 2995 Lincoln Farm Road. Hodgenville, Ky., http://www.nps.gov/abli or 270-358-3137. Open Labor Day through Memorial Day, 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m.. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day, 8 ... via USA Today

“My birdies love it, especially the woodpeckers, and I bet yours will too”

Melissa Hartmann of Sonora has sent me several recipes in the past, but they always have been for "people" food. via News Enterprise Online

Ever wonder what to do with leftover roast beef? Sue Bell of Sonora and her family have been making barbecue with it for years. via News Enterprise Online

A popular restaurant in Hardin County suffered heavy damage when a fire broke out early Tuesday. via WAVE-TV Louisville

“I'm looking forward to new challenges”

Keith Rogers was executive director of the Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy under former Governor Ernie Fletcher. via News Enterprise Online

“And we didn't want someone to be out there and something fall on them.”

While fire officials and the owner of a downtown Sonora building that burned Wednesday speculate about the cause of ignition, the definitive reason may never be known. via News Enterprise Online

Fire destroyed a two-story commercial building Wednesday night in Sonora. Firefighters from Sonora and Upton responded just before 6:30 p.m. to discover smoke bellowing from the roof. via News Enterprise Online

Civil action related to death of Sonora man in January HARDIN COUNTY - The mother of a Sonora man shot in the back of the head and buried in a shallow grave in January filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her ... via News Enterprise Online

I happened to notice a letter to the editor from a concerned citizen suggesting that the Planning Commission begin to use a little more common sense. via News Enterprise Online

“Over the years, you learn as much about yourself as you do the kids”

A good number of special education teachers do not finish their working lives in the field, many not making it past the 10-year mark. via News Enterprise Online

Soybeans are the new corn. Just last year, talk was of a shift from soybeans to corn because of the ethanol boom. via News Enterprise Online

As Hardin County Fiscal Court begins to plan for its future office needs, interested parties are beginning to take sides for what could be a divisive debate. via News Enterprise Online

“Houston, for example, has virtually no zoning or growth regulation policies, and as a result, has some of the most affordable housing in the country. The same can be said of Dallas and Atlanta.”

Spare the planning Planning for what? "Save the best farmland," they said. Where was Hardin County's best farmland? Glendale, well let's buy 1,200 acres there and develop an industrial park right in the middle ... via News Enterprise Online

“Houston, for example, has virtually no zoning or growth regulation policies, and as a result, has some of the most affordable housing in the country. The same can be said of Dallas and Atlanta.”

Spare the planning Planning for what? "Save the best farmland," they said. Where was Hardin County's best farmland? Glendale, well let's buy 1,200 acres there and develop an industrial park right in the middle ... via News Enterprise Online